Shaker mechanism



Jan-6, 1931. I R. c. u. VESSOT 1,733,001

SHAKER MECHANISM Filed July 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ID x m m INVENTOR ROBERT CHARLES \ILYSSES VESSOT ATTORNEYS Jan. 6, 1931. R. c. u. VESSOT SHAKER MECHANISM Filed July 20, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 mm m mm fin H M Mm ohm INVENTOR ROBERTCHARLES un'ssssvessor BY ATTORNEYS -Patented Jan. 1931 nonnn'r cums ULYSSES-VESSOI, momma, eunnnc, cannnn f '1 J1 than: .mnoieraivxsm I i el mi ation filed {$320,1929. s eriaindai'afios. j

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in shaking ;mechanism and particularly tomechanism used' in themant- V facture oflshaped candies, chocolatesand'thelike and the main'. object of the inlventionis to provide simple and easily adjustedii'necha- "nism for shaking the carrier belt of a'conveyor upon whi'chisloa ded moulds ordrops of candy,so that the said candy or chocolate will take a definite shape before being delivered from the conveyor. i a I According to my invention, I provide a I conveyor belt adapted to support candy mounds or dropsof candy. The belt moves" f comparatively slow and beneath said belt is Q pivotallyi mounted a plurality offsets of shaker bars which are1operated by means of.

cams to raise the bars so that they tap the late in its molten state will fill the mould and assume the shape thereof.

In the drawings which illustrate my invention',

anism with the belt removed.

, Figure 2 is a side elevation of the machine showing the position of. the conveyor belt and a portion thereof.

adjusting mechanism.

Figure 4 is a sectional end elevation of a cam shaft showing the position of the cams.

Referring more particularly to the draw-' In the drawings, two sets of shakers are 5 shown but thisnumber may be increased or decreased according to the class of candy or chocolate being manufactured. v

Each set of shaker mechanism consists of a plurality of U-shaped members 14 mounted .5011 on pivot pins 15 passing through brackets 16 under side of the conveyorbelt. This tap ping shakes the belt so that candy or choco-' Figure 1 is a plan view of the shaker mech- Figure 3-isa side elevation of the shaker Secured to the'frame- AS will be seenfrorn i Figure these h p ed members are simi-*' lar in shapeand of gradually increasing'size, the bar nearest the pivot being the smallest; while the bar furthere'st from the-pivot -isftl'ie largest, The sets areso arranged thatfthe bottom part of the smallest U-shaped meni- Y ber'of one set lies'i'n' proximity to the bottom f part of the largest u shaped member of the adjacent. set, so that i the -pivot of the said smallest bar lies beneathithe bars of the said adjacent set. Iniplan it will-be 's'een that the parts of the member extending" transversely of the belt are preferably spaced equidistant from one another in the longitudinal or tra'v- 'elling-direction'of the belt. Extending below and longitudinally of the machine is the cam shaft 17. This shaft isrotatably mounted'on suitable bearings Band has secured to one end a 'beveltoothed wheel 19 adapted to mesh with the teeth'of-a be'vel toothed wheel20 secured to a shaft-extending in the transverse directionof the machine; The shaft is rotatably mounted on be'arings 'and hassecured I thereto a pulley 21 drivenby a flexible tile.

ment 22 from a pulley'23f This -pulley'23 is secured to a shaft 24 having another pulley 25 secured thereto driven by a flexible meInber 26 from a pulley 27'secure'd to-the armature shaft28 of a 'motor'29, or otherdrivin'g so element 7 f?" The above description is of one type of cam shaft rotating mechanism but it will be. readily understood that other types of cam" rotating mechanism may be used. The cam s5 shaft hasformed thereon or secured thereto a plurality ofcam shaped portions 30. There is one of such portions positioned beneathffl each shaker bar and preferably centrally; thereof. These cam--portionsare preferably 'angularly disposed to onev another as shown in Figure 4' of the drawings,- so that on rotation of the cam shaft the bars are raised alternately to contact with the v underside of the-conveyor belt"to;tap sameand cause a'95 shaking thereof. fThe belts carry chocolate orcandy moulds,' 'into which plastic candy or chocolate'is placed. This tapping causes the chocolate to pack into the mould and spread itself so that the product delivered-from the machine is the exact shape of the mould.

, The device may be als o used for making flat one another. Each shaft has preferably se cured thereto a pair of levers 32 connected to 'gether by links 33, said beingadapted f to be moved toward or mayhem theu'nden" side of. the shaker bars. One of said shafts '31: 1 extends outwardly from the side of the machine and is fitted with a-lever 33a con-' nected :byalink 34 to the extension 35;of a;

- ihand lever 36 'rotatablymounted in bearings 37 {secured-to the frame. J This lever is pro- 1 vided with the; usual trigger mechanism 38 which engages with the teeth 40 of a quadrant '39 securedto the frame; By moving the hand lever and operating the trigger mecha nism the upward movementof the shaker may be controlled, as. theefi'ective movement'of the bars is controlled bytheir upward movemeat; It will be seen that should the candy 1 or chocolate be-of thestilf variety,- the-effective movement :of the; shaker bars may be made comparatively large by lowering the links and by ;raising saidflinks the efi'ed, tivc movement of J the shaker bars may be made comparatively small for use with soft, plastic candies or chocolates.-

The device is simple in operation and provrdes an effectlve means to shake confectlons so that. they assumea desired shape: or form a W as they are being conveyed frornone part of the factory to another. v g 1 Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In shaker mechanism. for; confections" i I cry a conveyor beltadapted to support: and

the machine and spaced longitudinallyfriomspeifiedi i i cans to regulate the effective rise of the bars.

' 4:- In a shaker mechanism for confectioncry a frame, a conveyor belt mounted above the frame and adapted to carry a confectionery in its plastic state, a pluralityof nested members pivotally secured to iram'e about" a? common'jpivot pin and means for adjustably raising and lowering'said nested members within defined limits f r a purpose In a shaker mechanism for confection,- ery-,=a *fra-me, a conveyor belt mounted above the frame and adapted to carry a confection, a plurality of tapping members of varying n th riv a lyse ere t m., P v Pin, nd'arl i a 5 f c ms n pw tl1-re a-i; ime ea h 1' e -K m sle ada e t %a ta pin m r i l r. p lrpe e spe ie eda; i 1 5 ,31 nfli n tv afyl meh ene e my. hand." r

convey the confectionery, a series of sub'- stantially U-shaped memberspivotally secured to a frame below the belt, a cam shaft. positioned below said ueshaped members, and a plurality of cams carried by said shaft to co-operate with the bight portions of the Ushaped members, whereby said v members are alternately raised and lowered rotation of-th'e shaft.-

2; In shaker mechanism for confectionery a frame, a conveyor belt mounted'there above adapted to carry confectioneryv in its plastic stateya plurality of sets of shaker;-

' during Roma Ctl ABtliS I bars, each set comprising a plurality of sub-ff stantially U-shaped bars mounted on a com m on pivot pin, and. a cam shaft havinga plurality of cams thereon adapted to raise the bars to contactwiththe underside of the belt.

5 3, A-.device according to claim 2 having;

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